Friday, September 13, 2013

Schedule for Week of 16 September:
I would like to thank everyone for making our first-week together an enjoyable and meaningful learning experience

B-Band Students: Please return the lunch forms on Monday, 16 September.

Your first vocabulary quiz (List 1) will be on Thursday, 19 September. (List 1 can be found in folder distributed on Day 1 of class and a link can also be found below.)

Bring your textbook to class on Thursday, 19 September. NO EXCUSES!

Monday, 16 September (A, B, & G Bands): We will engage in "Syntax" analysis. No textbook required today.

Tuesday, 17 September (ALL Bands): Lesson from above continued. We will also examine how Eisenhower uses Pathos in a speech (see pages 17-18). I will supply a copy of this speech. Bring a highlighter to class. Homework due Thursday: See pages 25-27-specific prompt for If the Japanese Can't Build a Safe Reactor, Who Can? "Hints" located at the end of the essay. No need to upload-just turn in a "hard-copy"

Wednesday, 18 September (G Band): Syntax Analysis with a focus on "Sentence Patterns"

Thursday, 19 September (ALL Bands): a "textbook" activity AFTER your List 1 Vocabulary Quiz.

Friday, 20 September (A and B Bands): See lesson above (G Band on Wednesday).

Prepare for your first TIMED WRITE (Monday, 23 September) by reviewing your resources and the sample student essays provided by the College Board for Question 2: Rhetorical Analysis.